PROPERTY, PLANT AND EQUIPMENT:

12 Months Ended

Apr. 30, 2013

Property, Plant and Equipment Disclosure [Abstract]

Property, Plant and Equipment [Text Block]

(5) PROPERTY, PLANT AND EQUIPMENT:

Property, plant and equipment consist of:	April 30,
	2013		2012
	(in thousands)

Land, buildings and improvements	$	29,500	$	29,624
Furniture and equipment		23,736		22,836
		53,236		52,460
Less accumulated depreciation		(27,950)		(26,536)
	$	25,286	$	25,924

Depreciation of property, plant and equipment charged to operations amounted to $2,048,000, $3,166,000 and $3,977,000 in 2013, 2012 and 2011.

- Definition

The entire disclosure for long-lived, physical assets used in the normal conduct of business and not intended for resale. Includes, but is not limited to, accounting policies and methodology, roll forwards, depreciation, depletion and amortization expense, including composite depreciation, accumulated depreciation, depletion and amortization expense, useful lives and method used, income statement disclosures, assets held for sale and public utility disclosures.

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