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                         UNITED STATES
               SECURITIES AND EXCHANGE COMMISSION
                     Washington, D.C. 20549

                          SCHEDULE 13D

           Under the Securities Exchange Act of 1934

                     (Amendment No.   5  )*
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                     Publix Super Markets, Inc.
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                        (Name of Issuer)

              Common Stock, Par Value $1.00 Per Share
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                 (Title of Class of Securities)


                              None
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                         (CUSIP Number)

Tina P. Johnson, 1936 George Jenkins, Blvd., Lakeland, FL 33801 (941)688-1188 
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(Name,  Address and  Telephone  Number  of  Person Authorized to Receive
 Notices and Communications)

                           12/31/95
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    (Date of Event which Requires Filing of this Statement)

If the filing person has previously filed a statement on Schedule
13G  to  report  the  acquisition which is the  subject  of  this
Schedule  13D, and is filing this schedule because of  Rule  13d-
1(b)(3) or (4), check the following box .

Check  the  following  box  if a fee  is  being  paid  with  this
statement.  (A fee is not required only if the reporting person:
(1)  has  a  previous  statement  on  file  reporting  beneficial
ownership  of  more than five percent of the class of  securities
described  in  Item 1; and (2) has filed no amendment  subsequent
thereto reporting beneficial ownership of five percent or less of
such class).  (See Rule 13d-7).

Note:   Six  copies  of this statement, including  all  exhibits,
should be filed with the Commission.  See Rule 13d-1(a) for other
parties to whom copies are to be sent.

*The  remainder  of this cover page shall be  filled  out  for  a
reporting  person's initial filing on this form with  respect  to
the subject class of securities, and for any subsequent amendment
containing information which would alter  disclosures provided in
a prior cover page.

The  information  required in the remainder of  this  cover  page
shall  not be deemed to be "filed" for the purpose of Section  18
of  the  Securities  Exchange Act of 1934  ("Act")  or  otherwise
subject  to the liabilities of that section of the Act but  shall
be  subject to all other provisions of the Act (however, see  the
Notes).





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                          SCHEDULE 13D
CUSIP No.    None                            Page 2 of 4 Pages


1    Name of Reporting Person
     S.S. or I.R.S. Identification No. of Above Person

     Howard M. Jenkins   ###-##-####

2    Check the Appropriate Box if A Member of a Group*

                                                             (a)

                                                             (b)
3    SEC Use Only



4    Source of Funds*

     00

5    Check  Box  If Disclosure of Legal Proceedings  is  Required
     Pursuant to Items 2(d) or 2(e)

     N/A


6    Citizenship or Place of Organization

     United States


Number of
Shares              7    Sole Voting Power             5,556,629
Beneficially
Owned By            8    Shared Voting Power           7,457,073
Each
Reporting           9    Sole Dispositive Power        5,556,629
Person
With               10    Shared Dispositive Power      7,457,073

11   Aggregate Amount Beneficially Owned by Each Reporting Person

     13,013,702

12   Check  Box  if  the  Aggregate Amount in  Row  (9)  Excludes
     Certain Shares*

     N/A

13   Percent of Class Represented by Amount in Row 11

     5.76%

14   Type of Reporting Person*

     IN

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Continuation of Schedule 13D                                 Page 3 of 4 Pages


This  statement is the fifth amendment to a statement on Schedule
13D  filed  with  the  Securities  and  Exchange  Commission   on
August  7,  1987 (the "Initial Statement") by Howard M.  Jenkins,
with  respect to the common stock, par value $1.00 per share (the
"Common Stock").

The  undersigned  hereby amends Items  4  and  5  by  adding  the
following information.

Item 4.  Purpose of Transaction

The  changes in beneficial ownership since the filing of the last
amendment  are  the  result of:  (1) capital contributions  to  a
limited  partnership, by Howard M. Jenkins, for  the  purpose  of
estate planning and (2) the gifting of 36,924 shares by Howard M.
Jenkins.

Item 5.  Interest in Securities of the Issuer

1.      Howard M. Jenkin
            (a)   13,013,702   shares  of   common   stock,
                  approximately 5.76% of the outstanding common stock.

            (b)   Sole power to vote 5,394,526 shares (owned by
                  Mr. Jenkins  individually and  held  directly);   sole
                  power  to  vote  113,289 shares (owned by  the  Barnett
                  Children's  Trust);  sole power to vote  17,762  shares
                  (owned  by  the Wesley Robinson Barnett  Trust);   sole
                  power  to  vote  31,052 shares (owned by  the  Nicholas
                  Jenkins  Barnett  Trust);  sole  power  to  dispose  of
                  5,394,526 shares (owned by Mr. Jenkins individually and
                  held  directly);   sole  power to  dispose  of  113,289
                  shares  (owned by the Barnett Children's Trust);   sole
                  power  to dispose of 17,762 shares (owned by the Wesley
                  Robinson  Barnett  Trust);  sole power  to  dispose  of
                  31,052  shares  (owned by the Nicholas Jenkins  Barnett
                  Trust);   shared power to vote 7,457,073 shares  (owned
                  by  Meralex L.P.); shared power to dispose of 7,457,073
                  shares (owned by Meralex L.P.).

            (c)   See item 4 above.


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Continuation of Schedule 13D                                 Page 4 of 4 Pages



                           SIGNATURE


After  reasonable  inquiry and to the best of  my  knowledge  and
belief,  I  certify  that  the  information  set  forth  in  this
statement is true, complete and correct.



                               /s/ Howard M. Jenkins
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                              Howard M. Jenkins


Date: February 13, 1996