Two Kingsland High School girls, Pauline Strickland, 17, and Colleen Barlow, 16, were drowned yesterday afternoon about 4:30 p.m. while in wading at Clark's Bluff on the St. Marys river several miles west of Kingsland.
    Neither of the girls could swim, it was stated. They were in the water with two other girls directly in front of the home of Mrs. Leon W. Mills, who was also in the river with the girls, and was a good swimmer. When the two girls slipped off into the deep channel, Mrs. Mills made a heroic attempt to save them, and failed after she was almost drowned herself. Those first reaching the scene of tragedy worked with her, while hundreds of citizens gathered for the rescue of the bodies.
    The body of the Strickland girl was the first to be found two hours later. Then five hours later, the body of the Barlow girl was brought to the surface. The Oxley Funeral Home of Fernandina, assisted the volunteers in the rescue.
    Miss Strickland was the daughter of Mr. And Mrs. J. J. Strickland and Miss Barlow was the daughter of Mr. And Mrs. N. A. Barlow. Both were members of the Baptist Church of Kingsland, and members of the ninth grade in the local high school.
    Besides her parents, Miss Barlow is survived by four brothers, N. A. Jr., Winston, James, and Edward Barlow, and two sisters, Cleo and Helen Barlow, all of Kingsland, also her grandmother, Mrs. C. Bashlor of DuPont.
    Miss Strickland is survived by her parents; one brother, J. J. Strickland, Jr. of Jacksonville; six sisters, Mrs. Fred Howze of Jacksonville; Mrs. D. E. Fiveash; Miss Mildred Strickland, Brunswick; Mrs. Andrew Cottle, Woodbine; Mrs. Brodie Claxton, Yulee, Fla.; and Miss Geneva Strickland, Kingsland.
    Joint funeral services will be held at the Kingsland Baptist Church Friday afternoon at 2 o'clock, with the Rev. E. H. Campbell, pastor, assisted by Rev. R. W. Waterman, pastor of the Folkston Baptist Church, officiating.