To continue with summer residents’ opinions, they thought highly of some local individuals: ——

We all remember with affection Mr. Rupert Ross. He was not a talkative man, but always had a pleasant word for us In later years he would spend hours sitting on his upturned boat on the bank of the bay, looking out over the water, thinking who knows what (Marianne

Morrow) And Rupert Ross a close and respected neighbour and friend (Gordon Bennett)

The service station at the corner has been a consistent landmark in all our years at Stanhope. Not because it was a place to buy gas or have your car fixed, but because the Ellis family were always ready to lend a helping hand with any of our problems, from mending broken motors from boats or lawn mowers, to feeding the head of our family i with fresh home-baked bread! (Marianne Morrow)

We have come to know the community as a great place to be, neighbours are ever kind, and we could not make this statement without mentioning the kindness of Horace Marshall, who is never too busy to assist us, as well as many more of his neighbours, in our. day-to-day problems. (Ella Wood) And again,»_._.. couldnot manage without the help of Edith and Horace Marshall (Mrs. Wilfred Hunter)

We had a number of tributes from summer residents to Horace Marshall. Some remembered him from his days working at Stanhope‘ Beach Inn, but most were particuarly appreciative of his help with their cottages, a large number of which were, and are, under his care during the winter. And he opens cottages in time for the owners’ arrivals, and closes up after they have departed; during the summer he is an infallible source of information and help on every conceivable problem arising in Stanhope. Before this area went on the dial system, the Covehead telephone exchange, located in the Marshall home and largely manned by Marshalls, was also an enormous help to summer residents — the telephone operators knew all the answers!

Among the replies to our survey were a couple of suggestions: —

I think the area would be vastly improved if a restaurant and lounge were constructed overlooking the Bay it should specialise in seafood, which every tourist looks forward to having while on the Island (Murray Stevenson)

In terms of preserving the beauty of Stanhope, I envisage a' breakwater round the Bay where short shrubs and flowers could be grown This would also achieve the purpose of preventing the con- tinuous erosion of land round the Bay, protecting for future gene- rations this beautiful part of our I sland. (Ella Wood)

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