STOCK-BASED COMPENSATION (Tables)

9 Months Ended

Jun. 28, 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:

	Nine Months Ended
	June 28,			June 29,
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:

	Nine Months Ended
	June 28, 2013				June 29, 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		(30,150)		2.00		(42,500)		0.58
Forfeited		(45,756)		5.52		(63,000)		4.51
Expired		(8,500)		2.01		(5,000)		0.55
Outstanding, end of period		246,383	$	4.38		304,339	$	3.60
For options expected to vest
Number expected to vest		233,070	$	4.28		289,122	$	3.60
Weighted average remaining term, in years		3.8				4.1
Intrinsic value (000s)			$	155			$	718
For exercisable options
Number exercisable		106,783	$	2.33		130,239	$	1.70
Weighted average remaining term, in years		2.0				2.5
Intrinsic value (000s)			$	155			$	571
For non-exercisable options
Expense not yet recognized (000s)			$	221			$	225
Weighted average years to become exercisable		2.6				1.7
For options exercised
Intrinsic value (000s)			$	131			$	167

Schedule Of Nonvested Stock Options Activity [Table Text Block]

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

	Nine Months Ended
	June 28, 2013				June 29, 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		(21,794)		2.27		(47,500)		1.04
Forfeited		(45,756)		5.52		(63,000)		4.51
Non-vested, end of period		139,600	$	5.95		174,100	$	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:

	Nine Months Ended
	June 28, 2013				June 29, 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		98,325		5.21
Vested		(47,774)		4.98		(18,046)		5.91
Shares withheld for payment of taxes upon vesting of       restricted stock		(4,441)		4.70		-
Forfeited		(74,635)		5.68		(8,400)		4.32
Outstanding, end of period		301,297	$	6.12		356,355	$	5.64
For non-vested shares
Expense not yet recognized (000s)			$	939			$	1,115
Weighted average remaining years for vesting				2.9				2.0
For shares vested
Aggregate fair value on vesting dates (000s)			$	344			$	92