PROPERTY, PLANT AND EQUIPMENT (Tables)

9 Months Ended

Jan. 31, 2018

Property, Plant and Equipment Disclosure [Abstract]

Property, Plant and Equipment [Table Text Block]

Property, plant and equipment, net consist of:

	January 31,		April 30,
	2018		2017
	(in thousands)
Land, buildings and improvements	$	15,925	$	15,995
Furniture and equipment		18,473		18,350
		34,398		34,345
Less accumulated depreciation		(24,370)		(23,493)
	$	10,028	$	10,852