STOCK-BASED COMPENSATION (Tables)

6 Months Ended

Mar. 29, 2013

Disclosure Of Compensation Related Costs, Share-Based Payments [Abstract]

Schedule of Share-based Payment Award, Stock Options, Valuation Assumptions [Table Text Block]

Assumptions used in the Black-Scholes model and the estimated value of options follows:

	Six Months Ended
	March 29,			March 30,
Valuation of Options	2013			2012
Assumptions for Black-Scholes:
Risk-free interest rate		0.55	%		0.65	%
Expected term in years		4.0			4.0
Volatility		49	%		51	%
Expected annual dividends		none			none
Value of options granted:
Number of options granted		50,000			43,500
Weighted average fair value per share	$	2.65		$	1.93
Fair value of options granted (000's)	$	133		$	84

Changes In Number Of Options Outstanding Together With Other Related Data [Table Text Block]

A summary of stock option activity, together with other related data, follows:

	Six Months Ended
	March 29, 2013					March 30, 2012
				Wgtd. Avg.					Wgtd. Avg.
	Number			Exercise		Number			Exercise
Stock Options	of Options			Price		of Options			Price
Outstanding, beginning of period		280,789		$	3.81		371,339		$	3.32
Granted		50,000			6.91		43,500			4.84
Exercised		(18,650	)		2.16		(11,000	)		1.24
Forfeited		(45,756	)		5.09		(59,900	)		4.50
Expired		(4,000	)		2.24		(5,000	)		0.55
Outstanding, end of period		262,383		$	4.22		338,939		$	3.46
For options expected to vest
Number expected to vest		218,426		$	3.83		321,992		$	3.46
Weighted average remaining term, in years		3.5					4.2
Intrinsic value (000s)				$	469				$	498
For exercisable options
Number exercisable		117,783		$	2.17		139,239		$	1.73
Weighted average remaining term, in years		1.9					2.5
Intrinsic value (000s)				$	422				$	456
For non-exercisable options
Expense not yet recognized (000s)				$	173				$	269
Weighted average years to become exercisable		2.6					1.7
For options exercised
Intrinsic value (000s)				$	88				$	46

Schedule Of Nonvested Stock Options Activity [Table Text Block]

Changes in the number of non-vested options outstanding, together with other related data, follows:

	Six Months Ended
	March 29, 2013					March 30, 2012
				Wgtd. Avg.					Wgtd. Avg.
	Number			Grant Date		Number			Grant Date
Stock Options	of Options			Fair Value		of Options			Fair Value
Non-vested, beginning of period		157,150		$	2.42		241,100		$	2.02
Granted		50,000			2.65		43,500			1.93
Vested		(16,794	)		2.33		(25,000	)		0.88
Forfeited		(45,756	)		2.51		(59,900	)		2.13
Non-vested, end of period		144,600		$	2.49		199,700		$	2.11

Changes In Number Of Restricted Non-vested Stock Outstanding Together With Other Related Data [Table Text Block]

A summary of restricted stock activity, together with related data, follows:

	Six Months Ended
	March 29, 2013					March 30, 2012
	Number of			Wgtd. Avg.		Number of			Wgtd. Avg.
	Non-vested			Grant Date		Non-vested			Grant Date
Restricted (Non-vested) Stock	Shares			Fair Value		Shares			Fair Value
Outstanding, beginning of period		339,939		$	5.66		284,476		$	5.76
Granted		88,208			6.86		74,825			4.99
Vested		(45,587	)		4.92		(17,744	)		5.90
Shares withheld for payment of taxes upon vesting of restricted stock		(4,441	)		4.70		-
Forfeited		(83,103	)		5.70		(8,400	)		4.32
Outstanding, end of period		295,016		$	6.13		333,157		$	5.62
For non-vested shares
Expense not yet recognized (000s)				$	891				$	1,176
Weighted average remaining years for vesting					2.8					2.2
For shares vested
Aggregate fair value on vesting dates (000s)				$	336				$	90