▁H ▁" Tim " ▁H ays ▁Jr . ▁was ▁born ▁in ▁Chicago ▁on ▁June ▁ 2 , ▁ 1 9 1 7 . ▁ ▁His ▁parents , ▁Howard ▁H ▁H ays ▁Sr . ▁and ▁Margaret ▁Mau ger ▁H ays , ▁moved ▁Tim ▁and ▁his ▁brothers ▁Dan ▁and ▁William ▁H . ▁H ays ▁with ▁them ▁first ▁to ▁Y ellow stone ▁National ▁Park ▁and ▁then ▁Gla cier ▁National ▁Park , ▁where ▁his ▁father ▁ran ▁the ▁Red ▁Bus ▁t ours . ▁The ▁H ays ▁family ▁eventually ▁moved ▁to ▁R ivers ide ▁in ▁ 1 9 2 4 . ▁He ▁attended ▁R ivers ide ▁Poly techn ic ▁High ▁School , ▁ ▁where ▁he ▁showed ▁an ▁early ▁interest ▁in ▁journal ism . ▁He ▁served ▁as ▁editor ▁of ▁the ▁school ▁newspaper , ▁Poly ▁Sp ot light , ▁his ▁senior ▁year . ▁Following ▁his ▁gradu ation ▁from ▁R ivers ide ▁Poly techn ic , ▁he ▁attended ▁Stan ford ▁University , ▁gradu ating ▁in ▁ 1 9 3 9 ▁with ▁a ▁b ach elor ▁of ▁science ▁in ▁social ▁science . ▁ ▁He ▁went ▁on ▁to ▁get ▁a ▁law ▁degree ▁from ▁Harvard ▁Law ▁School ▁in ▁ 1 9 4 2 . ▁ ▁Publishing ▁career ▁During ▁World ▁War ▁II , ▁H ays ▁served ▁as ▁a ▁special ▁agent ▁of ▁the ▁F BI . ▁ ▁Following ▁the ▁War , ▁H ays ▁left ▁the ▁F BI ▁and ▁briefly ▁worked ▁for ▁the ▁San ▁Bernard ino ▁Sun ▁as ▁rep orter . ▁He ▁then ▁joined ▁the ▁Press - Enter prise ▁in ▁ 1 9 4 6 ▁as ▁an ▁assistant