PROPERTY, PLANT AND EQUIPMENT:

12 Months Ended

Apr. 30, 2015

Property, Plant and Equipment Disclosure [Abstract]

Property, Plant and Equipment [Text Block]

(6) PROPERTY, PLANT AND EQUIPMENT:

Property, plant and equipment consist of:

	April 30,
	2015		2014
	(in thousands)
Land, buildings and improvements	$	20,000	$	20,191
Furniture and equipment		19,098		19,368
		39,098		39,559
Less accumulated depreciation		(23,335)		(22,337)
	$	15,763	$	17,222

Depreciation of property, plant and equipment charged to operations was $1,811,000 and $1,871,000 in 2015 and 2014.