Bean > : bony os> y4 mota* te Sa a Pee Re Oe Me ee ~ we Aye ~ 7 ie at 7 as oy Sa. as mo “A re 2 ¢* “> Cee” APN Se Se ene "* 2 KATE B. CARTER ._ & : ome at ork 8 7% ‘tz on y Lay a ae De ~ Unearthing | ioneer Tales , Bd — a still loves her,” was the way a long-time DUP worker, Mrs. Bessié Meredith, described the president. fl i other material elt a oe ew ea written, . : See KATE on Page B-15 ee rs Salt Lake City. Her life is wrapped up in the gets his heritage will have no. Pioneers, “for each one had heritage atall, 4 ‘The recipient of an ; | DUP number (2,000), For Mrs. Carter the work of preserving history completed. is | s ' otk — . —~_—. early Mrs. the DUP Since | of the plaque 1930 she has searched traveled thousands of miles to visit the living Pioneers more than or to hear the stor ies of those who knew them. Pioneers be written. A heavy bronze plaque which apparently atone time marked a monument to Brigham Young, early prophet- A widow for eight year s, Mrs. Carter travels wide ly When she isn’t working on ° local DUP matters and serving as co-president of the “A story should be written telling about the years that they came — 1856 to 1860 — and no other,” Mrs. Carter Said, noting that too many writers have “dwelt on the death and sorrow” of their trek. _ “forgetting the ones who lived. came through -nd made a contribution to Utah history. Why not write and talk about _ _ : | Pioneer records, read diaries, Mrs. Carter urged that a “true” Story of the Handcart them?” she asked, Born in Spanish Fork, Ment of Utah develop- ”» Carter was a charte ember of — | o rganization | in Span- | ish Fork: never “The history of Utah wil never be completely written until the history of every Pioneer is told,” she said. _ and spiritual “Days president of The Church of Jesus Christ of Latter-day Saints, wasfoundTuesday evening in the Avenues area. Norden Johnsen, 177 L St., said that he was approached byayoung man who gave him the plaque, asking if it was the property of the church. Johnsen, who was assisting with a road show production at the 2lst Ward meetinghouse, Ist Ave and K St., took the plaque from the man, who said he found it at M Street between South Temple and First Avenue, where some buildings are being demolished. Early Wednesday, church officials had not determined where the plaque had originally been placed. It identifies Brigham Young as a prophet, statesman and pioneer and is marked with his birth and death dates. of ‘47” ‘Celebration in the daughter of immigrant parents (father, Finnbogi Bjornson _ (Bearnson) mother, of Mary Denmark), Mrs. Iceland, and C. Jensen of ; Carter grew up in a home where the “his- tory of an early nation was : ; ' ’ _ taught.” And her children and §randchildren 4 books.” heel | I ‘‘alllove nee | | c Bae: 4 Lee a | | ( “ she an important part in the.temx- Poral > ’’ exclaimed, rr> ls Unearthing Pioneer Tales Continued from Page B- eS . . . 5 “ot ms {oI \ iy . * “Why we're publishing them |_ t KaKate B. Carter's Happiness. as fast as we can. He who for-. Jo a ee stand in compiled or edited by Mrs. Carter. All proceeds go to the work of the DUP, she said. and proofreading the lessons which I’ve written for years Oe ~ » and when I’m researching, writing tees Carter good stead. The DUP receives ‘scores of orders yearly for books, magazines, pamphlets ‘Mine has been a happy life, but I believe I can truthfully say that I’m the most happy Mrs. Carter, who turned 80 Sunday, enjoys raising roses, visiting her three children and grandchildren and + seldom. are any Criteria, - A reception was scheduled from 3 to 4 p.m. in the Gold Room at the State Capitol.. Mrs. . Pioneers. sales ' If then : > tenttn , bosete . Spats .Sede kins accom plishments of a fast-moving’ 20th Century, she’s still deeply engrosssed in the past and all that it represents. Utah ? the “But I like to Jet the Pioneers tell their own storv.” > marvels at enjoys 7 of Carter hen and president Mrs. 7 a Daughters of een While ‘because eA, the stories historians they say it is not footnoted enough,” Mrs. Carter said. Mrs. Carter’s many kindness: - es vin L. Rampton for 32 years of recounted ehA rer, both some A “We would have a better city, state and country,” said Mrs. Carter, who today was honored by Gov. and Mrs. Calas national As to her written material, Mrs. Meredith and Mrs. Moneta S. Baker, DUP treasu- i a put this spirit of giving into our lives and the lives of our children and grandchildren, we would all be better: citizens, better people. at people who gave. If we could And to back this material up Mrs. Carter and her associates have gone to great lengths to sccumulate thousands of antiques, ranging from pistols to covered wag‘ ons and plows. a “The stories of the Pioneers build our hopes. They were industrious, loyal. They were ah tins sa ees eeste ER VUVAVAWN'Y has been behind it. service in the process she has Sh ae +s And welded the DUP into a strong: . organization. While Mrs. Carter sticks to her guns and is a “stickler for doing what’s Tight, everybody Sa — Carter. ae B. EV Pioneers Kate Carter PAA the bet Mrs. TRAVIAN with can DUP,” or you the ‘ If it’s worth saving and connected for said. | She has been collecting and writing thousands of histories » and biographies since the early 1930s. ee goes to bed until midnight. She has worked untiringly to preserve Pioneer relics, historical buildings and other materials. -—-.. By DOUG PALMER Deseret News Staff Writer a -/ Ron ek ees Sioa “ = ee ~s, > Oy ~~, Oe” ‘ est Boe i ae Cee oO Sco Se en in me Seng! heute a —~. PIP = a RS SNORT al a“ OPS a aI oer sat 7 yo dese coe ms 8 9 4 Ag ay m a a Bg wees . a) a ate ey teNN ‘ at ee ere = we RATE eee Ss