Unearthing Pioneer Tales By DOUG PALMER Deseret News Staff Writer If it's worth saving and con¬nected with the Pioneers — you can bet Kate B. Carter has been behind it. "The stories of the Pioneers build our hopes. They were industrious, loyal. They were people who gave. If we could put this spirit of giving into our lives and the lives of our children and grandchildren, we would all be better cit¬izens, better people. "We would have a better city, state and country," said Mrs. Carter, who today was honored by Gov. and Mrs. Cal¬vin L. Rampton for 32 years service as national president of the Daughters of Utah Pioneers. A reception was scheduled from 3 to 4 p.m. in the Gold Room at the State Capitol. Mrs. Carter, who turned 80 Sunday, enjoys raising roses, visiting her three children and grandchildren and seldom goes to bed until midnight. She has worked untiringly to pre¬serve Pioneer relics, historical buildings and other materials. And in the process she has welded the DUP into a strong organization. While Mrs. Carter sticks to her guns and is a "stickler for doing what's right, everybody still loves her," was the way a long-time DUP worker, Mrs. Bessie Meredith, described the president. Mrs. Meredith and Mrs. Moneta S. Baker, DUP treasu¬rer, both recounted stories of Mrs. Carter's many kindnesses. While Mrs. Carter enjoys and marvels at the accomplishments of a fast-moving 20th Century, she's still deeply engrosssed in the past and all that it represents. "Mine has been a happy life, but I believe I can truthfully say that I'm the most happy when I'm researching, writing and proofreading the lessons which I've written for years for the DUP," Mrs. Carter said. She has been collecting and writing thousands of histories and biographies since the early 1930s. And to back this material up Mrs. Carter and her associ¬ates have gone to great lengths to sccumulate thou¬sands of antiques, ranging from pistols to covered wag¬ons and plows. As to her written material, some historians "because they say it is not footnoted enough," Mrs. Carter said. "But I like to let the Pioneers tell their own story." If sales are any criteria," then Mrs. Carter stands good stead. The DUP receives scores of orders yearly for books, magazines, pamphlets and other material written, compiled or edited by Mrs. Carter. All proceeds go to the work of the DUP, she said. "Why we're publishing them See KATE on Page B