STOCK-BASED COMPENSATION PLANS (Details) (USD $)	12 Months Ended					1 Months Ended	12 Months Ended
	Sep. 30, 2013	Sep. 30, 2012	Sep. 30, 2013 Stock Options [Member]	Sep. 30, 2012 Stock Options [Member]	Sep. 30, 2011 Stock Options [Member]	Jan. 31, 2013 Restricted Stock [Member] Employee	Sep. 30, 2013 Restricted Stock [Member]	Sep. 30, 2012 Restricted Stock [Member]	Sep. 30, 2013 1996 Equity Incentive Plan [Member]	Sep. 30, 2012 1996 Equity Incentive Plan [Member]
Share-based Compensation Arrangement by Share-based Payment Award [Line Items]
Shares reserved and available for grant (in shares)									137,000	122,800
Shares under Option [Roll Forward]
Outstanding, beginning of period (in shares)			36,000	46,000
Exercised (in shares)			0	0
Cancelled (in shares)			(31,000)	(10,000)
Outstanding, end of period (in shares)			5,000	36,000	46,000
Exercisable, end of period (in shares)			5,000	33,500
Weighted average Exercise Price [Roll Forward]
Outstanding, beginning of period (in dollars per share)			$ 4.51	$ 5.62
Exercised (in dollars per share)			$ 0	$ 0
Cancelled (in dollars per share)			$ 4.37	$ 9.60
Outstanding, end of period (in dollars per share)			$ 5.40	$ 4.51	$ 5.62
Exercisable, end of period (in dollars per share)			$ 5.40	$ 4.51
Share-based Compensation Arrangement by Share-based Payment Award, Options, Additional Disclosures [Abstract]
Weighted average remaining contractual life, outstanding, beginning of period			0 years 1 month 6 days	0 years 7 months 6 days	1 year
Weighted average remaining contractual life, outstanding, end of period			0 years 1 month 6 days	0 years 7 months 6 days	1 year
Weighted average remaining contractual life, exercisable, end of period			0 years 1 month 6 days	0 years 7 months 6 days
Aggregate intrinsic value, outstanding, beginning of period			$ 11,800	$ 65,500
Aggregate intrinsic value, outstanding, end of period			0	11,800	65,500
Aggregate intrinsic value, exercisable, end of period			0	11,100
Closing market price of Company's common stock (in dollars per share)			$ 4.85
Details of options outstanding
Share-based Compensation, Shares Authorized under Stock Option Plans, Exercise Price Range, Upper Range Limit	$ 5.40
Share-based Compensation, Shares Authorized under Stock Option Plans, Exercise Price Range, Number of Outstanding Options, Ending Balance	5,000
Share-based Compensation, Shares Authorized under Stock Option Plans, Exercise Price Range, Outstanding Options, Weighted Average Remaining Contractual Term	0 years 1 month 6 days
Number of shares of Restricted Stock [Roll Forward]
Non-vested balance, beginning of period (in shares)							144,200	50,000
Granted (in shares)							0	110,000
Granted to non-employee directors - 1 year vesting							16,800	15,200
Vested (in shares)							(57,200)	(31,000)
Forfeited							0	0
Non-vested balance, end of period (in shares)							103,800	144,200
Weighted Average Grant-Date Fair Value [Roll Forward]
Non-vested balance, beginning of period (in dollars per share)							$ 5.22
Granted (in dollars per share)							$ 4.26	$ 5.69
Vested (in dollars per share)							$ 5.24	$ 7.10
Non-vested balance, ending of period (in dollars per share)							$ 5.05	$ 5.22
Number of employees and non-employee directors with restricted stock grant						8
Estimated fair value of stock at date of grant						72,000
Period for recognition of unearned compensation						12 months
Charge to income for restricted stock						48,000
Quarterly charge to income for restricted stock						18,000
Stock based compensation expense	262,000	242,000
Unrecognized compensation expense	$ 360,000
Weighted average period for unrecognized compensation expense to be recognized	3 years