The Gulf Coast Lumberman reported in February, 1952, that Woodville Lumber Company's two mills were bought by Cecil Smith, of Woodville. Cecil Smith, in 1952, also owned the Smith-Feagin Lumber Company sawmill plant at Keynotes.
The first mill had a band head rig, resaw, trimmers, a Moore cross-circulation dry kiln, and a diesel-powered planing mill. The second mill, known as the “Turkey Creek mill,” hand a band that cut both pine and hardwood timber. The two mills could cut about 75,000 feet daily. Sam H. Reid, in 1957, was a member of the Legislative Committee of the Texas Lumber Manufacturers Association. In 1958, S. D. O'Brien was a partner with the Reids. The Woodville Lumber Company sawmill at Woodville cut 11,200,000 board feet during 1960, working with southern pine. In 1966, the two mills employed 150 workers, who worked with a circular sawmill, two barkers, a gang saw, two chippers, a resaw, and two edgers. In 1970s, a bandsaw was installed. Some of the manufactured products included bleacher seats, log cabin siding, and pattern stock.