PROPERTY, PLANT AND EQUIPMENT:

12 Months Ended

Apr. 30, 2014

Property, Plant and Equipment Disclosure [Abstract]

Property, Plant and Equipment [Text Block]

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PROPERTY, PLANT AND EQUIPMENT:

Property, plant and equipment consist of:

	April 30,
	2014		2013
	(in thousands)

Land, buildings and improvements	$	27,935	$	29,500
Furniture and equipment		23,952		23,736
		51,887		53,236
Less accumulated depreciation		(28,068)		(27,950)
	$	23,819	$	25,286

Depreciation of property, plant and equipment charged to operations amounted to $2,123,000, $2,048,000 and $3,166,000 in 2014, 2013 and 2012.

- 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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