EXHIBIT 11
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                       COMPUTATION OF EARNINGS PER SHARE

 
 
                                                    Three Months Ended     Nine Months Ended
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                                                       September 30           September 30
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                                                      1996       1995        1996       1995
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                                                      (in thousands, except per share data)
                                                                         
Primary:
Net Income                                        $    3,787 $    3,205 $    11,860 $    9,858
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Weighted average number of
   common shares outstanding                          19,029     19,432      19,083     19,478

Add:
Dilutive effect of outstanding options,
   as determined by the application
   of the treasury stock method using
   the average market price of the
   Company's common stock                                998        612         879        516
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Weighted average number of common
   and common equivalent shares                       20,027     20,044      19,962     19,994
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Primary earnings per share                        $      .19 $      .16 $       .59 $      .49
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Fully diluted:

Weighted average number of common
   and common equivalent shares                       20,027     20,044      19,962     19,994

Add:
Additional dilutive effect of outstanding
   options, as determined by the application
   of the treasury stock method using the
   quarter end market price of the
   Company's common stock                                  0          2           1         56
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Weighted average number of common
   shares fully diluted                               20,027     20,046      19,963     20,050
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Fully diluted earnings per share*                 $      .19 $      .16 $       .59 $      .49
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* Not presented in Financial Statements since dilutive effect is less than 3%.
** Prior year earnings per share and weighted average shares have been restated
   to reflect the June 1996 2 for 1 stock dividend.