Orders of notice

In actions continued for notice, when the order of notice issued thereafter has not been complied with, the action will be discontinued forty days after the return day named in said order of notice, unless an affidavit of the party showing good cause why it should not be discontinued is filed prior to the expiration of said forty days. An affidavit of the attorney will not be sufficient. All actions continued for notice will be discontinued thirty days after the original return day unless prior to that time an order of notice has been requested or further continuances are granted for not more than thirty days upon motion for good cause shown.