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Show ACTIVE INI LEGIOM AFFAIRS National Vic Commander Cocke of Georgia Got Results With His Financia' Policies. Rehabilitation of disabled ex-service men and the establishment of sound financial poll cies liav been the hubbies hub-bies of 11. Fjirle Cocke of Dawson, t!a n.Vional vice conunamtor of the Americat Legion. Mr. O- eke was one of the founders of the Georgia department de-partment of the Legion and has been active In Legion Le-gion affairs ever ' .since. Serving as E. Erlo Cocke, a member of the state executive committee, he advocated a financial policy which was largely responsible for Georgia's obtaining the largest membership Increase of any department depart-ment during 1022. Mr. Cocke Is alternate al-ternate national executive committeeman committee-man from Georgia and represented his state on the committee at the Legion Le-gion convention In New Orleans. Mr. Cocke was graduated from the University of Georgia, where he was manager of the football team and was prominent in college activities. He was professor of mathematics and athletic ath-letic director at the Eleventh District Agricultural college and later at Gordon Gor-don Military college. During the war, the Legion officer served as a second lieutenant with the Sixteenth Machine Gun battalion In the Gerardmer sector of the Vosges mountains, a defensive sector and in the Meuse-Argonue offensive. Sines discharge he has been state editor of the Macon (Ga.) News and managing editor of the Athens Banner. He is now a farmer and real estate man. |