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US NAVY SEEKS OLD GUNNY SACKS in Santa Ana Register (Santa Ana CA), February 4, 1942—
Seattle—If you have any old gunny sacks laying around your house, the 13th Naval District would be glad to get them. Just be sure they're empty, turn them inside out, and ship them to the District Camouflage Officer, Navy Supply Depot, Pier 41, Seattle.
They can be used as "garlands" on camouflage nets, the navy said, for which there is a shortage of such materials.
The navy also asked commercial fishermen to donate discarded purse seine and gillnets for camouflage purposes.
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