▁Kansas ▁City ▁is ▁the ▁Cook ▁Compos ites ▁& ▁Pol ym ers ▁Co . ▁ ▁which ▁is ▁a ▁subs idi ary ▁of ▁Total ▁S . A . ▁and ▁was ▁run ▁for ▁many ▁years ▁by ▁D . ▁Patrick ▁Cur ran , ▁grand son ▁of ▁C . R . ▁Cook . ▁ ▁It ▁claims ▁to ▁be ▁largest ▁producer ▁of ▁poly ester ▁gel ▁co ats ▁in ▁the ▁world ▁and ▁that , ▁along ▁with ▁its ▁affili ates , ▁it ▁is ▁the ▁second - larg est ▁producer ▁of ▁co ating ▁res ins ▁in ▁the ▁world . ▁ ▁AA U ▁Champions ▁Although ▁a ▁major ▁employ er ▁in ▁Kansas ▁City ▁its ▁non ▁paint ▁interests ▁got ▁it ▁the ▁most ▁attention ▁including ▁the ▁Am ateur ▁Athlet ic ▁Union ▁basketball ▁teams ▁( known ▁as ▁the ▁Cook ' s ▁P aint ▁Boys ) ▁it ▁field ed ▁and ▁which ▁won ▁national ▁champion ships ▁in ▁ 1 9 2 8 ▁and ▁ 1 9 2 9 ▁at ▁a ▁time ▁when ▁spons ored ▁corpor ate ▁teams ▁competed ▁against ▁university ▁teams . ▁ ▁The ▁P ain ters ▁defeated ▁the ▁Kansas ▁City ▁Athlet ic ▁Club ▁ 2 5 - 2 3 ▁in ▁ 1 9 2 8 ▁and ▁Henry ▁Cl oth iers ▁of ▁W ich ita , ▁Kansas ▁ 5 1 - 3 5 ▁in ▁ 1 9 2 9 . ▁The ▁star ▁of ▁the ▁P ain ters ▁was ▁For rest ▁De B ern ardi . ▁ ▁Broadcast ▁interests ▁Cook ▁P ain ts ▁bought ▁WH B ▁radio ▁in ▁Kansas ▁City ▁in ▁ 1 9 3 0 . ▁ ▁In ▁