Newspapers
The newspaper, "a periodic publication containing the most recent happenings" has been a vital part of American life since the first American newspaper, the Boston News Letter, begun In 1704.
Newspapers will never be replaced by television or radio, because they serve as records --- they can be saved and referred to time and again and can be cherished for this permanence.
As early as 1870, a new Idea In news reporting was Inspired by Jeff Buster of Morrow Township (great uncle of Claude Buster) when he "propositioned" Col. Clark Green of The Macon Times, suggesting that he print his rural reportings. Col. Green did not "cotton" to this idea, but agreed to it. Mr. Buster proved his point, that it would be a subscription "getter. " Since, many rural correspondents are busy each week, reporting their neighborly doings. Mrs. Jay Morrow of Morrow Township has served in that capacity many years.
Callao has had Its share of newspapers, and according to the findings of Wm. P. Allen, there were several. As a boy, Mr. Allen made himself familiar with the "going-on" about the Callao Times office, run by B. P. Crawford about 1895.
Mr. Crawford had continued with the publication he had secured from Warren Campbell, who had established the paper In the 1880's. Crawford was succeeded by publishers, Cason and Goodson. One old paper resurrected, during research, was the "Callao Courier, " published by W. E. Cason In the early 1890's.
The "Callao journal" made its appearance in 1897, with E. H. and R. V. Moran as publishers. At the same time, J. R. Winn and Albert Winn established the "Calldo Herald."
The Herald was transferred to Capt. George T. Clark and Son and continued until 1908, when It seems It was absorbed by W. D. Franklin, who had re-established the Callao Journal after it had been allowed to lapse.
Some of the editors of the Callao journal since 1911 were Ralph Cherry, George L. Johnson, H. E. Roundebush, Reverend R. A. Skelton and Son, Forrest W. Lingg, S. B. Ham and Sam Sherwood.
0. S. (Sam) Sherwood was publisher of the Journal when the fire of January 4, 1938 destroyed the plant. He replaced it during the summer of that year and continued its publication a few weeks.
Mr. Sherwood then sold the paper to the Macon Chronicle-Herald, which now devotes a page to Callao Community News gathered and written each week by Margaret Anderson.