November 12. 1986 Portland Observer Page 7
FLORIDA COUPLE OPENS PAINTING CO. IN NORTHEAST
M y husba nd was to ld |Obs w ere available in the area b u t th is w a s n 't the
case on ce w e arrived in O re g o n .' said M rs Davis
This w as in A u g u s t, w ith school a p p ro a ch in g th e Davises had to find
pe rm an ent ho u sin g They lived in a h o te l in Tigard fo r tw o w eeks
Later
they secured an a p a rtm e n t in Raleigh H ills
A lth o u g h the Davises like the Raleigh Hills area, the y w a n te d to live and
start a business in N o rth ea st P ortland
O nce w e in fo rm e d our frien ds in Raleigh Hills th a t w e w ere m o v in g to
N o rth ea st P ortla nd their rea ction s w ere very ne ga tive
They spoke ab ou t
the high crim e rate and d ru g pro blem in the area
D e spite our frien ds
advice w e had already de cid ed to mOve in the N o rth ea st
M rs D avis said
Davis said the reason w h y her fam ily w as d e te rm in e d to live in N o rth ea st
P ortland is due to her reading an a rticle on the va n ish in g black fa m ily
M y fa m ily has alw ays lived in the sub urb s
W e de cid ed th a t it w as tim e for
us to m ove back in to th e c ity in hope o f tie co m in g p o s itiv e role m o d e ls tor
black ch ild re n "
So (tie fa m ily fo u n d a house on NE H aight St and m o v e d to N o rth ea st
P ortla nd In the m e a n tim e ttie D avis's w e re p lan nin g th e g ro u n d w o rk for
their p a in tin g business
The business nam e is Davis a n d Sons P aintin g,
Co
The co m p a n y does residential com m e rcial, lig h t in d u stria l p a in tin g
and san db lastin g
Presently the c o m p a n y is w a itin g to be c e rtifie d as a M in o rity Business
Enterprise, w h ic h w ill enable them to bid on som e g o v e rn m e n t c o n tra c ts
M rs Davis s a id the y are also searching for b o n d in g in sura nce to do the
g o ve rn m e n t jo b s on ce the y are ce rtifie d
Right n o w w e are having a holi
day special N o w u n til D ecem ber w e w ill paint an average size ro o m for
on ly $35 00
N ot o n ly have the Davis s been busy settlem g in th e c o m m u n ity and
g e ttin g their business o ff the gro un d M rs Davis has been a ctive in ttie
c o m m u n ity
I am lo o k in g for pa re n ts to volunteer the ir tim e in an e ffo rt to start a P I A
D a v is B ru s h w i ll t r a v e l1 IL R l T o m a ra
C h if fo n
B y ro n . T e re ll a n d
M a s ta D a v is
P h o to tiy R ic h a rd J
B ro w n
by Je rry Gamer
B yron and C h iffo n Davis and their three ch ld re n w ere living c o m fo rta b ly
in Tam pa Florida The D avis's o w n e d several rental pro p e rtie s and ran a
p a in tin g co m p a n y, d o in g ho u sin g re h a b ilita tio n , p a in tin g and san db lastin g
H o w eve r, the y w a n te d to reloi ate t i m other state M i Davis contrac ted
Local 10. the Painter s U n ion in O regon and was to ld tha t h e w o u ld n ’t have
any p ro b le m s fin d in g w ork
at O ckely S ch o o l A fte r speaking w ith ttie princip al o f th a t school. I learned
th a t they ha dn , had a PT A in four years I th in k it s im p o rta n t th a t p a ren ts
be in vo lve d w ith ttie e d u c a tio n o f their childre n
If anyone is in te re ste d in assisting M rs Davis in sta rtin g a P T A at
O ckely S ch o o l, she can tie co n ta i ted at 283 2459
You've come a long way, baby.
S torefro nt Theatre w ill present the N orthw est Premiere o f August
W ils o n s play MA RAIN EYS BLACK BOTTOM o pening Friday,
Novem ber 28 at 8 p m and playing w eekends th ro ug h January 4.
1987 Tickets fo r th is Tuesday perform ance o nly are $10. ticke ts for all
regular perform ances are S 12 adults. S10 students and seniors Group
d is c o u n ts are also available For reservations, please call 224-4001
All S torefront Theatre p ro d u c tio n s are made p ossible in part by an
O perating Support grant from the M etropolitan Arts C om m ission.
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