I agree with your father, it should point S to the scp - with the other legs facing east/west. Remember to use a compass and adjust for magnetic variation/deviation - if you search the threads you should find a map
http://www.geo-orbit.org/sizepgs/magmapsp.html
Looks like you need to be about 11 /34 to the East oh the N compass bearing.
The eq mount should also be raised to point to the south celestial pole, which is basically your current latitude, if you don't know it just ggogle your town latitude. your mount should havr a scale which raises it from 0 degrees horizontal to 90 degrees vertical.
The hours on the charts refer to right ascension. 1 hour = 15 degrees rotation of the earth.
At the moment after dark the west horizon is about 10H, stretchig to the E horizon at about 18H. this moves then 15 degrees every hour of time.
I thinkyou will find it easier if you download a computer program like stellarium or cartes duciel - which are free astronomy programs. enter your latitude / longtidue and the program will show you what you cn see. you can rotate in every direction.
saturn is about a hands width above the west horizon at sunset, and is getting low to see much detail - it is reasonably bright in the WNW direction - you'll be able to make out the rings but no much else - too much air to look thru