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Note 8 - Retirement Plans
6 Months Ended
Jun. 30, 2013
Compensation and Retirement Disclosure [Abstract]  
Pension and Other Postretirement Benefits Disclosure [Text Block]

8.    Retirement Plans:


The Company sponsors a Defined Benefit Retirement Plan for its employees and records net periodic pension benefit / cost pro rata throughout the year. The following table provides the components of net periodic pension benefit cost for the plan for the three and six -months ended June 30, 2013 and 2012 including the required and expected contributions:


     

Six Months Ended

     

Three Months Ended

 
     

June 30,

     

June 30,

 
     

2013

     

2012

     

2013

     

2012

 

Pension Benefits

                               

Service Cost

  $ 130,517     $ 91,423     $ 37,754     $ 45,712  

Interest Cost

    125,817       90,086       62,908       45,043  

Expected Return on Plan Assets

    (163,093 )     (193,028 )     (81,546 )     (96,514 )

Amortization of prior service costs

    11,288       11,288       5,644       5,644  

Amortization of Actuarial Loss

    71,765       (2,080 )     35,882       (1,040 )

Net Periodic Pension Benefit Cost (Income) After Curtailments and Settlements

  $ 176,294     $ (2,311 )   $ 60,642     $ (1,155 )

Minimum required contribution

  $ -     $ -     $ -     $ -  

Expected contribution

  $ -     $ -     $ -     $ -  

During the three and six-months ended June 30, 2013, the Company did not make any contribution to the plan. The Company does not have a minimum required contribution for the December 31, 2013 plan year, and is not expecting to make a contribution for the related plan year.